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One of 40 large, super-luxurious homes on ravine-edge lots that form Thornhill's newest prestige address
One of 40 large, super-luxurious homes on ravine-edge lots that form Thornhill's newest prestige address

One of 40 large, super-luxurious homes on ravine-edge lots that form Thornhill's newest prestige address

Date11/30/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: One of 40 large, super-luxurious homes on ravine-edge lots that form Thornhill's newest prestige address: Julia St. The executive-style homes are priced between $149,500 and $178,000 and have floor areas ranging from 2,700 to 3,000 square feet. Quality features include central vacuum systems and full plastered walls.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0108370F
    Bullder John Boddy likes to keep tabs on his developments from his own float plane, at left. Model home, below, is in his Forest Brook Estates, an enclave of 48 large lots backing on to a wooded ravine in Pickering.
    Bullder John Boddy likes to keep tabs on his developments from his own float plane, at left. Model home, below, is in his Forest Brook Estates, an enclave of 48 large lots backing on to a wooded ravine in Pickering.
    Brennan, Pat
    5/26/1992
    Rabbi Dovid Schochet, left, and Rabbi Zalman Grossbaum of Thornhill's Lubavitch Centre
    Rabbi Dovid Schochet, left, and Rabbi Zalman Grossbaum of Thornhill's Lubavitch Centre
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    1/11/1993
    They're on the ball: Thornhill's Helen Kelesi (left) matches shots with Jill Hetherington of Peterborough in women's singles final at SunLife Nationals
    They're on the ball: Thornhill's Helen Kelesi (left) matches shots with Jill Hetherington of Peterborough in women's singles final at SunLife Nationals
    Hetherington, Jill
    7/30/1989
    Larry Grossman: He has staked his personal prestige in the battle to save Island homes
    Larry Grossman: He has staked his personal prestige in the battle to save Island homes
    Grossman, Larry
    5/10/1980
    Luxury Homes costing up to $170,000 sit on 55-foot lots in a new Etobicoke subdivision
    Luxury Homes costing up to $170,000 sit on 55-foot lots in a new Etobicoke subdivision
    Lennon, Frank
    5/27/1976
    Woods and ravine lots are major features of a new subdivision in Georgetown called Marywood Meadows
    Woods and ravine lots are major features of a new subdivision in Georgetown called Marywood Meadows
    Davies, Stan
    7/11/1975
    Lots of guns were left out like this, and boats are carried on sleds by seal hunters who go out to the floe edge, in Pangnirtung
    Lots of guns were left out like this, and boats are carried on sleds by seal hunters who go out to the floe edge, in Pangnirtung
    Harpur, Tom
    12/20/1977
    Champaigne Tour: Builder Rinke Duiker goes a long way to show his prospective customers how luxurious the homes he builds are.
    Champaigne Tour: Builder Rinke Duiker goes a long way to show his prospective customers how luxurious the homes he builds are.
    Brennan, Pat
    5/16/1989
    New designs: Mendy Finkelstein says Wimpey's new project in Ajax has smaller homes with luxurious features.
    New designs: Mendy Finkelstein says Wimpey's new project in Ajax has smaller homes with luxurious features.
    Brennan, Pat
    4/10/1981
    Believers: Insurance specialists David Cowper, left, Chris Snyder, centre, and Tom Delamere know all the ins and outs of so-called key-man policies. Large companies with lots of bench strength may not need such insurance but smaller companies are vulnerab
    Believers: Insurance specialists David Cowper, left, Chris Snyder, centre, and Tom Delamere know all the ins and outs of so-called key-man policies. Large companies with lots of bench strength may not need such insurance but smaller companies are vulnerab
    Mahler, John
    3/1/1984
    Circular Bed is where Savo Bojicie likes to lounge, spread out his papers and do lots of his creative work. The large bedroom area is designed like a small apartment where Savo and his wife can escape from the children and be alone. The bed has subtle light flowing out from underneath and it makes you feel as if you're floating in space, he said.
    Circular Bed is where Savo Bojicie likes to lounge, spread out his papers and do lots of his creative work. The large bedroom area is designed like a small apartment where Savo and his wife can escape from the children and be alone. The bed has subtle light flowing out from underneath and it makes you feel as if you're floating in space, he said.
    Spremo, Boris
    11/6/1974
    Project for the subdivision of the village of Coots Paradise into 40 lots for store houses under the idea that the creek runs nearly strait
    Project for the subdivision of the village of Coots Paradise into 40 lots for store houses under the idea that the creek runs nearly strait
    Smyth, David William, Sir, 1764-1837
    1800